Vartain Gharpetian and Lisa Cusack join in a vigil in Glendale for a slain rightwing podcaster.

Another day, another pathetic city council meeting in Glendale. This time, Ara Najarian, Ardy Kassakhian, and Vartan Gharpetian used every tool at their disposal to avoid granting GlendaleOUT $5000 for their annual Pride in the Park Community Picnic.

We wondered what it would take for Ara Najarian to get to be the ceremonial Mayor of Glendale one last time (allegedly). Queen Bee Najarian Yesterday we found out. On Monday, Vartan Gharpetian seemed to think he was next in line for mayor, after Najarian flamed out and melted down, slapping his own city with a lawsuit that was ultimately thrown out, costing taxpayers nearly 65,000 in legal fees and filings. Vartan took to social media to invite everyone to come watch him be

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Sometimes we go through the City Council archives for fun . In this September 24, 2019 meeting, you can see then-mayor Ara Najarian, the current longest-serving councilman, and Vartan Gharpetian (in his first term). The men are responding to public comment from a local student inviting them to Pride activities for the newly-established Ally Week within their GUSD school. (Note: This is deep into the Trump era, but before the extremist far right decided to target LGBTQ issues

Vartan Gharpetian's latest ramblings from Glendale City Council, plus a joyride in a vintage BMW.

Local Glendale fascists and terminally online weirdos Ani Torosyan and James Clarke were joined by Nazi freaks from the Valley Manuk Grigorian and Narek Palyan in person as they expanded on their Holy War Against Bike Lanes™ at least week's Glendale City Council meeting. Because one of the more normal council members was out of town, and because Ara Najarian and Vartan Gharpetian cannot do the bare minimum required of reading council reports and agendas (or even the city's

At the May 21st, 2024 Glendale City Council meeting, Vartan was in peak form as he tripped all over himself trying to oppose a much-needed t

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Aneta Krpekyan says Glendale Elections are "detrimental for our city's and schools' future."